Patents by Inventor Tim Kent

Tim Kent has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System, methods and apparatus for monitoring via a hand held tool
    Patent number: 8049636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10). The hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) comprises a mount, which in use of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus forms part of a hand held tool (22), and a monitoring component (12) configured to be releasably attached to the mount. The monitoring component (12) comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) and the hand held tool monitoring apparatus further comprises a vibration sensor and a timer. The vibration sensor is operable to sense vibration of the hand held tool (22) and to provide a vibration signal in response to sensed vibration when the monitoring component is attached to the mount. The timer is operative in dependence on the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Reactec Limited
    Inventors: Mark-Paul Buckingham, John Paul McKeown, Tim Kent, Charles Keepax, Stephen Dickson, Donald Black
  • Monitoring Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20090091465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10). The hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) comprises a mount, which in use of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus forms part of a hand held tool (22), and a monitoring component (12) configured to be releasably attached to the mount. The monitoring component (12) comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus (10) and the hand held tool monitoring apparatus further comprises a vibration sensor and a timer. The vibration sensor is operable to sense vibration of the hand held tool (22) and to provide a vibration signal in response to sensed vibration when the monitoring component is attached to the mount. The timer is operative in dependence on the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Mark-Paul Buckingham, John Paul McKeown, Tim Kent, Charles Keepax, Stephen Dickson, Donald Black
  • Collaborative information system for real estate, building design, construction and facility management and similar industries
    Publication number: 20050182641
    Abstract: A collaborative information system for the project management of large-scale real estate, design, construction, and facility management professionals. The system is designed to be used by the various different companies and sub-contractors involved in the planning, building and maintenance of a building or facility, and brings together a number of systems that include information storage, retrieval, workflow and business rules that provide a business process management solution through an innovative combination of distribution techniques. The system allows the storage of both the data relating to the project management as well as the best practices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: David Ing, John Brown, David Towert, Casey Chamberlain, Ming Zhang, Peter Queenan, Tim Kent, Dan Gramer, Daniel Flippance, Milan Veljovic, John Bodrozic